there are an awful lot of a600 haters out here :shhh:
well i say haters they really are more like a600 not quite what they would reccomenders
well i say haters they really are more like a600 not quite what they would reccomenders
Do I need an Amiga 600?
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I like using my 600, weirdly enough it feels more 'snappy' in some ways than my 1200.. Maybe because it is running Scalos where my 1200 is running WB3.9. Also I like the image quality you get with the Indivision ECS - seems much more CRT like (=soft) on my LCD monitor than the Indivision MkII in my 1200, although I have scanlines enabled on both when in PAL noninterlaced. So for programming stuff, I generally use the 600. It also fits much better on my desk. 
What some people see as a downer, others see as a benefit. It's part of what makes the 600 so small.
I've just bought one on impulse, floppy drive doesn't work and image on auction site was grainy. I hope I've done the right thing! :roll:
Ahh, the old impulse! It happens to us all. Although in my case it happens all too often.
All being well, it's probably repairable. We've got some really smart folks around here who can help you out with all the usual issues.
Cheers johnim & Andy,
Just googled gotek and saw this...
http://cortexamigafloppydrive.wordpress.com/
looks cool, is this what you meant johnim?
Just googled gotek and saw this...
http://cortexamigafloppydrive.wordpress.com/
looks cool, is this what you meant johnim?
A good use for an A600 is a floppy emulator as John says coupled with a Rom switch to play those non WHDLoad Games or even just as a floppy based machine.
Your Minimig kind of already covers this base but I'm sure you'll have fun tinkering with the A600, I enjoyed my A600 projects but I must admit they didn't see much use once they were complete other then to test out ECS games and ports.
Good luck with your project, the Floppy drive might just need s disk cleaner run through or greasing up.
All the best,
Steve.
Your Minimig kind of already covers this base but I'm sure you'll have fun tinkering with the A600, I enjoyed my A600 projects but I must admit they didn't see much use once they were complete other then to test out ECS games and ports.
Good luck with your project, the Floppy drive might just need s disk cleaner run through or greasing up.
All the best,
Steve.
Thanks Steve, sorry I missed the retro gaming event - I'd have been well up for that if my head wasn't buried in work at the time 
You must do it again!
You must do it again!
Thanks Steve, sorry I missed the retro gaming event - I'd have been well up for that if my head wasn't buried in work at the time
I'll certainly try and do it again!
Re: Gotek - check this thread:
https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=58220
Thanks again Steve. Regarding the retro gaming, is anyone interested in vintage Hi-Fi also? I could possibly tie both interests together with a venue, live music, barbecue - just a thought at this stage. I'm in central Hampshire...
Where abouts in central Hampshire? I'm in Southampton.
Not so much into vintage Hi-Fi, but I do have a lovely pair of 1960s KEF Group 4 Cantatas in my living room and an old Leak valve amp somewhere.
the tone on those valve amps are really nice...dont get that anymore.
Where abouts in central Hampshire? I'm in Southampton.
Not so much into vintage Hi-Fi, but I do have a lovely pair of 1960s KEF Group 4 Cantatas in my living room and an old Leak valve amp somewhere.
One might argue that you would be better off replacing an A500(+) with an A600 to enjoy more space and the PCMCIA port, which I am pretty sure is capable of providing a cheap networking solution with EasyNet (someone will correct me if I'm wrong).
If you need the numeric keypad however, the A600 in that department.
If you need the numeric keypad however, the A600 in that department.
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If you really need a Keypad and have more money then sense you could buy a Subway USB and A604/A603 or other Clockport enabler and then have a USB Keypad. Of course it's still useless for WHDLoad games but at lest you can write long numbers fast
@Fitzsteve : I don't know why, but the very idea of getting an A600 and then go all the way to equip it with a not-so-functional external keypad is vibrating a cord in me.
It seems so ludicrous and purpose defeating of the A600 concept.
It is so very expensive an endeavour, directed toward a goal that is ultimately non practical.
Somehow I can't check the strange lure of it.
Damn, I have already too many computer/console to care for.
But now I want an A600 !!!
It seems so ludicrous and purpose defeating of the A600 concept.
It is so very expensive an endeavour, directed toward a goal that is ultimately non practical.
Somehow I can't check the strange lure of it.
Damn, I have already too many computer/console to care for.
But now I want an A600 !!!
It's an obvious YES - if you have an option to buy an Amiga that you don't own, then you do need it LOL
LOL
cons
usually require caps replaced and can loose video quality and or sound.
no numeric keypad (was issue for me for changing views F18 Interceptor) some games mainly simulation games used keypad
Keyboards not as robust as A500/A1200 and sometimes required repair / replacement
some joysticks would not plug in (port recessed)
I will added to that which is
No AGA
usually require caps replaced and can loose video quality and or sound.
no numeric keypad (was issue for me for changing views F18 Interceptor) some games mainly simulation games used keypad
Keyboards not as robust as A500/A1200 and sometimes required repair / replacement
some joysticks would not plug in (port recessed)
I will added to that which is
No AGA
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Pros
Small footprint, takes up less room, can be smuggled in so hence "other half proof"
Can take CF card with relatively cheap CF<->IDE adaptor, no extra hardware needed, or use a 2.5" IDE laptop style hard drive
With the above CF card and a memory expansion (either SRAM card in the PCMCIA slot or an ACA card) you can have a nice WHDLoad setup
It's cute loking! LOL
Small footprint, takes up less room, can be smuggled in so hence "other half proof"
Can take CF card with relatively cheap CF<->IDE adaptor, no extra hardware needed, or use a 2.5" IDE laptop style hard drive
With the above CF card and a memory expansion (either SRAM card in the PCMCIA slot or an ACA card) you can have a nice WHDLoad setup
It's cute loking! LOL
Now with some sense, as I have a few Amiga 600's.
They are cute small things, but, and this is big, they tend to have major cap problems.
I'm also not to fond of the expansions, they are usually quite expensive to buy and I'm not counting the ACA's here.
I can live without a keypad and the ability to expand it to max, but I just think the A600 isn't better than the A500+.
And it will never ever be a match for an A2000, so I don't see the point of having an A600 if you are limited in collecting Amiga's.
So I say, keep the A2000 or buy another one if the one you have is really dead and forget the A600.
They are cute small things, but, and this is big, they tend to have major cap problems.
I'm also not to fond of the expansions, they are usually quite expensive to buy and I'm not counting the ACA's here.
I can live without a keypad and the ability to expand it to max, but I just think the A600 isn't better than the A500+.
And it will never ever be a match for an A2000, so I don't see the point of having an A600 if you are limited in collecting Amiga's.
So I say, keep the A2000 or buy another one if the one you have is really dead and forget the A600.
